Chicago Resident Wins Crossword Again!

For Immediate Release

Contact: Karina Rosado (773) 368 5831

Chicago, IL—May 29, 2013 —“Crossword is my favorite game!” said Yvonne Steele after winning $75,000 on the Illinois Lottery’s popular instant game. Steele is a fan of playing Crossword because she believes there are more chances of winning. “Last year I won twice on Crossword for smaller prizes, and this time my family didn’t believe me when I told them I won $75,000 dollars,” Steele said.

The Chicago resident is a retiree from The Chicago Department of Transportation. Her plans with the windfall include providing financial assistance to her family, including helping her niece with her college tuition, and taking a trip to Aruba.

Prior to this, Steele’s largest lottery win was two $1,000 prizes on a $5 Crossword ticket. When asked if the lucky lottery winner had any advice for others, she said, “If you’re feeling lucky, play a couple of instant tickets...because you may win big like me!” The $75,000 winning ticket was purchased at Mobil, 850 East 63rd, in Chicago. The retailer will receive 1 percent of the prize, or $750 for selling the winning ticket.

Crossword is a $5 instant ticket offering prizes up to $75,000. For more information, please visit www.illinoislottery.com.

Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $18 billion to the state’s Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like Illinois Veterans, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. In addition to playing in-store, the Illinois Lottery offers online and mobile play for Mega Millions, Powerball and Lotto at www.illinoislottery.com. Players must be at least 18 years old.

Play Responsibly. Must be 18 or older to play. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537). For more info or to exclude yourself call 1-800-252-1775.

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